---
"title": "AME Church Hosts Annual HBCU College Fair"
"description": "St. Peter’s AME Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota recently hosted the 2015 Martin Luther King Day HBCU Fair where Nekima Levy-Pounds, a professor of law and director of the Community Justice Project at the University of St. Thomas, gave the keynote address. “We’re proud to host this annual event that provides a venue for middle and high […]"
"date": "2015-02-06"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "LaTavia McQueen"
"url": "https://hbcubuzz.com/36786/ame-church-hosts-annual-hbcu-college-fair/"
"categories":
  - "Events"
  - "Greeks"
---

# AME Church Hosts Annual HBCU College Fair

St. Peter’s AME Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota recently hosted the 2015 Martin Luther King Day HBCU Fair where Nekima Levy-Pounds, a professor of law and director of the Community Justice Project at the University of St. Thomas, gave the keynote address. “We’re proud to host this annual event that provides a venue for middle and high school students and their parents to learn about college opportunities,” Rev. Nazim B Fakir, pastor of St. Peter’s AME, told [MSR News](http://www.insightnews.com/education/13155-st-peters-ame-church-sponsors-annual-hbcu-college-fair). Director of diversity and inclusion at Winona State University, Alexander Hines also gave a presentation, and said he is a living example of how one can turn their academic performance around. Hines stated that he was a ‘below-average’ student in high school, and later went on to earn a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and is now pursuing a doctoral degree. The fair included a step show performed by members of the Kappa Pi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Skype sessions with representatives from Johnson C. Smith University and Tennessee State University, and a panel discussion with HBCU graduates. A hip-hop praise and worship also took place led by Pastor Stacey Jones from Urban Jerusalem Ministry.